Identification of communal oviposition pheromones from the black fly Simulium vittatum.

Identification of communal oviposition pheromones from the black fly Simulium vittatum.

The suite of pheromones that promote communal oviposition by Simulium vittatum, a North American black fly species, was identified and characterized using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, electrophysiological, and behavioral bioassays. Behavioral assays demonstrated that communal oviposition wa...

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Main Authors: Tommy W McGaha, Ryan M Young, Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Joseph P Iburg, Jeremy M Beau, Sayed Hassan, Charles R Katholi, Eddie W Cupp, Bill J Baker, Thomas R Unnasch, Raymond Noblet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364695?pdf=render

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